Typically, contractors use about 15 of the screws in a house the size of Woods’, at $1,000 per. By the way, Martin authorities claim the house is worth $2 million.

“This sort of thing occurs quite a bit in Florida,” said Skip Barrett of South Coast Foundation Systems in Deerfield Beach. Barrett’s company is not involved with the work at Woods’ but Barrett said it performs similar work almost daily.

“In Florida, the soil has layers of organic matter that eventually decomposes,” Barrett said. “Once that happens, many homes start sinking.”

Woods is obviously taking care of his property. He has to: Elin Nordegren, his ex-wife, holds a $54 million-mortgage on the house!